palmer
Branch-bearing pilgrim
A palmer was a pilgrim who had visited the Holy Land, identified by the palm branch or frond they carried as proof of their journey.
The term appears mainly in historical and literary contexts: The palmer returned from Jerusalem with tales of holy sites.
The word survives in surnames and occasionally in crossword puzzles. (Capitalized Palmer is a surname.)
Religious journey to shrine
- crusaderZealous advocate for change
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- Holy LandSacred ground, three faiths
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
scallop · shrine · relic · penitent · devotion · indulgence · Canterbury · Santiago
Act of hiding something
- magicianPerformer of illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- vanishCease to be visible
- coinStamped metal currency
card · manipulation · dexterity · misdirection · illusion · trick · hand · hide
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- crusaderZealous advocate for change
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- Holy LandSacred ground, three faiths
staff · scallop · shrine · relic · penitent · devotion · indulgence · Canterbury · Santiago · wayfarer
concealment
Act of hiding something
- magicianPerformer of illusions
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- vanishCease to be visible
coin · card · manipulation · dexterity · misdirection · illusion · trick · hand · hide · steal
- job surnamesbaker, barber, butcher, butler, carpenter
- holy wandererswandering monk, itinerant preacher, pilgrim, mendicant, sadhu
- pilgrimshajji
- medieval travelerspilgrim, merchant, crusader, messenger, courier
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter
- medieval clergypriest, monk, nun, bishop, abbot
palmerinfidel
Nonbeliever in another's creed
heathen · unbeliever · apostate · atheist · skeptic
palmerstay-at-home
Not one to travel
homebody · parishioner · shut-in · homebound · settled
- palm treeTropical plant with fronds
- face palmsGesture of exasperation
- palm frondsFeathery tropical tree leaves
- grease someone's palmPay for corrupt favor
- heart of palmEdible inner stem tissue
- sweaty palmsMoist hands from nerves
palm, palms, palmist, palmistry, palming, palmate, palmetto, palmar